Sabrina, aka Cook22, is our fabulous Teapot Tuesday hostess today, and I just know we are going to have some scrumpdillyicious food to feast on at today's tea party because Sabrina loves to cook! We're having honey-glazed ham with honeycomb ice cream and even some mead for those who want something stronger to sip on than tea.
We have to be real careful with our food today, though, because we're talkin' bears. Not teddy bears either....we're talkin' the kind that live and hunt in the forest.
Since I don't have any bear images (except for the cute, cuddly teddy bears), I decided to build a log cabin for our tea party today, nestled snuggly in the pretty pine trees.
Oh, you should also know that Bertie is on the loose and JoJot guessed right: she's flinging pine cones today and man, oh, man can that sap create some mighty sticky situations. I think she's just planning to fling the pinecones at the bears, but ya never really know with Bertie around. She gets to influencing Maxie (marilynprestonn), too, and those two can.....well, let's just say really liven up a party. So, you might want to wear your hats made for the woods today because you certainly do not want sap in your hair!!
I also made this card for a challenge issued by Francie G of my Doubledog Dare Challenge (DDC) group to make a card/project that is something we'd enjoy doing....especially after the hustle and bustle of the holidays. Of course, I'd love to be stamping and to me there's no better place for inspiration than snuggled all cozy like in a cabin in the woods inspired by nature!
My scene was colored with Copic markers. The sky was sponged. After I cut out my square rectangle frame in my Very Vanilla cardstock, I stamped the pinecone images in versamark and heat embossed them with clear embossing powder. I then used sponge daubers to wipe on Chocolate Chip, More Mustard, Sahara Sand, and River Rock ink to reflect the inspiration teapot. I wiped off the excess Chocolate Chip from the clear embossed pinecones. I matted More Mustard behind the cut out rectangle and adhered my colored scene.
I hope you'll join us at the tea party and the DDC challenges today. You can find them in the challenge forums!
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Registered: July 27, 2007 Location: Dublin, Ireland Posts: 131535
Tue, Dec 29, 2009 @ 10:26 AM
That cabin certainly looks like a great place for us tea-partiers to hide out if the bears get a bit too much of the mead to drink, and start getting rowdy. I still think that a nice bonfire is the best way of dealing with the pine-cones before they start get flung around - I love the smell of them on the fire, and the look of them when they are all glowing, and have opened up in the heat. Hmm - on second thoughts, maybe a fire is not such a good idea - we don't want to run any risks of the cabin burning down. And of course the pine cones and sponging are perfect for the teapot.
Registered: October 15, 2007 Location: Birmingham, AL Posts: 38718
Tue, Dec 29, 2009 @ 11:58 AM
This is absolutely gorgeous, Charlene! The log cabin scene is so perfectly colored, I thought it was a photo! Beautiful background with the pine boughs! I'm heading inside your nice cabin so I don't get anything flung at me! I didn't think to bring a hat!
Registered: July 1, 2007 Location: small town near montreal, quebec Posts: 26677
Tue, Dec 29, 2009 @ 12:34 PM
Beautiful card Charlene, I love your pinceones and the lovely cabin you built for us.What a darling thing to do.
You zay Bertie is zlinging ze pincones yes...I, Maxie am not a zlinger or a flinger, zo I shal stay vit Oscar int the cabin, if that iz okay vit you Charlene!
Yeah, she sometimes thinks very highly of herself, but last time I saw Oscar, he was quite tipsy and turvy, so Maxie is in for it. LOL
Nice to see you Charlene. TFS your beautiful talent with us.
Registered: June 15, 2004 Location: Denver, Co Posts: 14474
Tue, Dec 29, 2009 @ 1:23 PM
This is one beautiful card! Your coloring makes the scene look like a photograph. Looks like you have given Bertie some ammunition that is too pretty to be flung. Quick hide those pine cones.
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Registered: March 24, 2006 Location: Posts: 38589
Tue, Dec 29, 2009 @ 1:33 PM
Charlene, this is just beautiful! I love how your gorgeous cabin stands out so well against your wonderful bg! Those embossed cones are to die for sistah! Ok, I hear that Bertie's assistance is required. More to follow...
------------------------------ Pat Smethers "The Lord will guide you always; He will satisfy your needs in a sun scorched land and strengthen your frame. You will be like a well-watered garden." Isaiah 58:11
Registered: December 19, 2006 Location: North Carolina Posts: 15571
Tue, Dec 29, 2009 @ 2:07 PM
Oh wow Charlene! This card is truly delightful. The cabin scene is warm and inviting and that colorful bg with the embossed pine cones is outstanding. I know all about Bertie flinging pinecones and Maxie is probably helping!! LOL TFS your lovely,lovely card.